To: Selected Administrators

Re: Please respond to this survey regarding issues of Least Restrictive Environment in special education.

1) Which of the following supports do you consider critical for moving a student to a less restrictive environment (e.g. moving a student from a self-contained class to time in a classroom with speical education support)
- Having qualified special education teachers in LRE
- Having special education teachers as LRE consultants
- Having classroom teachers with experience with special ed students
- Classroom aide
-Differentiated curricula

2) Which disabilities do you consider the most likely to be placed in LRE
-LD - mild
- LD - moderate
- SED mild
-SED moderate

3) What are the chief concerns for placing a student in LRE?
- student's ability to access the curriculum
- teachers' ability to meet student needs
- student impact on other students
- availability of support for student

4) What evidence is key for making LRE decisions
-hard data on student performance
-teacher assessment
-teacher recommendation
-discipline referrals

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